Sun-reflecting collar



Jan. 27, 1953 s. FRIEDBERG SUN-REFLECTING COLLAR Filed Feb. 1. 1952 i INV EN TOR. danwel jV/z'efle BY f MM Patented Jan. 27,l 1953 UNITED STATESPATENT oppiC' SUN-REFLECTING COLLAR Samuel Friedberg, Atlantic City, N.J.

Application February 1, 1952, Serial No. 269,526

2 Claims. 1

My inventi-on relates to what I term a sunreflect-ing collar that is tobe Worn around the neck of the wearer so that there is a concentrationofthe suns rays upon the front of the face, the sides of the face, neck,and back of the head and neck of the wearer.

One lof the objects of the invention is to providea relatively light,foldable collar that may be opened readily from its folded position andslipped over the head of the wearer without in any way disarranging thehairdo of the wearer.

Stillanother object of the invention is to provide a sun-reecting collarhaving what might be termed a front segment and two rear segments, therear segments capableof tilting upwardly and inwardly, and whendrawntogether, causing the sun-reflecting collar to assume what might betermed a funnel shape.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sun-reflecting collarwherein the inner surface will be of a reflecting nature, such as silveror aluminum paint, cr a material having rellecting qualities; while thebody of the reflector is made of one piece and preferably of cardboardso that it may be folded along pre-formed creases. The rear surface ofthe collar will have a pleasing felt-like covering or coating of anydesired character.

' Stillanother object of the invention is to provider a sun-reflectingcollar comprising but one piece, .whichis not, completely closed at therear, so.that on pulling what might be termed the two rear ends togetherit will force the sun-reflecting collar into what might be termed afunnel shape, so that the suns rays will strike the reflecting collarfrom all angles and concentrate them on the lface of the wearer. v

Another object of the invention is to provide a sun-reflecting collarlso that if the wearer is reclining in a chair, the two rear ends of thecollar will be pulled together to force the sun reflector into a funnelshape; and, on the other hand, if the wearer wishes to recline or lieflat on the beach, the tying means that extends from one of the rearendsto the other may be loosened so that, in this instance, the back of thehead may lie at on the sun-reflecting collar, while the forward portionor front segment of the sun-reflecting collar, and sides, willv inclineat a small angle to in turn concentrate the suns rays on the face of thewearer.

lStill another object of the invention is to p-rovide a sun-reflectingcollar creased along certain lines so that the sun-reflecting collar maybe quickly and readily folded into a compact package and may be easilycarried in the hand.

(Cl. 12S-395) Another object of the invention is to provide asun-reflecting collar wherein the holding means extending between thetwo rear ends of the collar ts snugly in apertures so that it is notnecessary to tie the collar on, but simply pull the two ends of thecollar apart, and the tying means which are cords passing throughrelatively small apertures will hold the ends of the collar whereverdesired.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certainnew and novel features and combination of parts as will be hereinaftermore fully described and pointed out in the claims,

Referring now more particularly to the several view-s, illustrating theinvention,

Fig. 1 is a `side View showing the collar in place, a part broken awayfor clearness of illustration,

Fig. 2 is a similar View but showing the wearer in a reclined positionon the beach,

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the Collar showing where the same iscreased for folding,

Fig. 4 is a top plan view showing the sunrelecting collar in its foldedposition,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3,showing the cardboard body, reflecting surface material, rear covering,and the holding means.

Referring now more particularly to the several views and for the momentto Fig. 1, there is shown my novel sun-reflecting collar I which ispreferably cut or stamped from relatively thick cardboard, and when laidout flat, as shown in Fig. 3, is slightly greater in length than inwidth. It is cut out as at 2 to form a substantially circular openingwith a throat 3, while the walls of the throat 3 diverge outwardly as at4.

Still glancing at Fig. 3, it will be seen there is a relatively largesegment 5 which it will be understood is an integral part of the collarI, which will be under the chin of the wearer when the collar I is inplace.

The collar I is then creased along the two lines 6 and 6a and the twolines 'I and 'la to form the smaller like segments 8 and 8a. Then itwill be noticed that there are two side segments 9 and 9a which areformed by creasing the collar I near its rear' end at I0 and Illa.Remaining are the two rear ends or what might be termed flaps II andIla, the lines being heavily creased at I0 and Illa so that these flapsII and IIa are freely bendable forwardly or rearwardly.

In the rear ends of each ap II and IIa there are like grommets I2 andI2a and washers I2b and I2a, through which passes the fastening meansI3, which fastening means I3 consists of two heavy cords whichfrictionally t within the openings through the grommets I2 and |217l sothat the fastening means I3 may be pulled and the ends forced togetheror partly together, and the ends will stay in this position until theyare pulled apart by the hand.

Thus it is not necessary to tie the fastening means I3 when it isdesired to open and close the throat 3 of the collar I. The fasteningmeans I3 will have knots I4 at its opposite ends so that there is Anodanger of the cord being pulled entirely from without the grommets I2and lila.

Glancing at Fig. 6, there will be seen the body or cardboard I5, thecovering IS of reflecting material, and the felt-like material Il, thesecoverings adding strength to the collar I, as well as performing theirother functions. Of course, the reflecting surface might be a paint, butI prefer to use a reflecting material such as aluminum paper, tin foil,etc.

Now, to place the sun-reflecting collar I over the head, it is onlynecessary to pull the two end flaps I I and I Ia apart as far as theywill go and slip the sun-reflecting collar i over the head of thewearer; and then by forcing the two end flaps II and IIa together toclose the throat 3, it will pull the sun-reflecting collar I to whatmight be termed funnel shape, that is, a large opening in the front anda smaller opening at the rear end.

As may be seen in Fig. 1, and as heretofore mentioned, just the pullingof these end flaps I I and IIa together causes the collar I. to assumethe funnel-like shape.

As also heretofore mentioned, the collar I will remain in this positionas the fastening means I 3 ts so tightly through the grommets I2 and liathat the cord I3 will not slip, and the rear flaps II and IIa will haveto be pulled apart bodily.

When the collar I is in this position, it will be seen that not onlywillthe wearer get the direct rays from the sun but the rays thatotherwise would not strike the face will strike the collar I and bereflected on the front and side face of the wearer. I have found. thateven on a day that the face would not ordinarly get sun-burned, with theuse of this collar I, the face of the wearer will get sun-burned.

Another advantage of thesun-reecting collar I is that in case the wearerwishes to assume a reclining position on the beach, the rear flaps IIand I Ia may be pulled away from each other and thus let the collar Iopen; or, in other words, permit the rear flapsV II and IIa to lie in ahorizontal position on the` beach and just cause the forward and sidesegments 5 and 8a and and 9a to assume an angular' position, to in turnreflect the suns rays on the face; and although the head will lie on theflaps II and IIa it will in no way damage the collar I.

In other words, the collar I may be worn either when the wearer is in asitting position, or it may equally as well be worn when the wearer is.lying on the beach.

The collar I may be, folded into a compact package by first turning inthe flaps Il and II a, as shown in Fig. 5, and then folding the sidesegments 9 and 9a inwardly so that it will formv a at, compact package,as shown in Fig. 4.

It will be noticed that the flaps I I and I Ia fold well within thefront segment 5 and after one is folded inwardly the other will befolded over it, as it takes only a moment to remove the collar I whenthe wearer is through with the same, and fold it into a compact package.

Finally, it will be understood that the sun-reiiecting collar I is lightin weight and easy to adjust, depending on the position of the wearer.

I have found that this sun-reflecting collar I is eflicient, and thewearer may acquire a sunburn much more quickly than without it.

It will also be seen that the sun-reflecting collar is one that may bestamped out at a relatively small cost, inasmuch as there are only twogrommets and a cord used to pull up the iiaps; and the grommets may beapplied by a machine in a rapid mannen so the cost of assembly isrelatively small.

By making the collar out of a strong cardboard, `it may be folded andre-folded many times along the pre-formed creases and give relativelylong service.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sun reflecting collar substantially oblong in shape formed of onepiece of stiff material with an inner reflecting covering and the collarhaving a relatively circular opening formed therein with a throatleading to the opening, the collar creased to form a relatively largesegment to extend under the chin of the wearer and two 0ppositelysmaller foldable segments, two foldable side segments creased to formtwo end flaps which form part of the aforementioned throat, cord meansextending between the two end flaps for pulling the same in a desiredposition towards each other and thus cause thesun-reecting collar toassume a funnel-like position, with the outer end being circular in topplan.

2. A sun-reflecting collar formed of relatively stiff material, the saidcollar divided into segments, the collar also formed with asubstantially circular opening at its inner end; an outer covering, aninner reflecting covering; one of theY segments being a relatively largefront one, two

adjacent smaller segments, two side segments.,

and two end naps; means associated with the. said endflaps for holdingthe end naps together to cause the collar to assume a funnel-likepositionV with the outer end being completely circular in outline andvthe inner end formed to completely encircle the neck, the said. collararranged to be folded into arelatively ilat package by first folding thetwo flaps inwardly and then placing one of the side segments over theother side segment.

SAMUEL FRIEDBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,974,820 Krell, Jr. Sept. 25J1934,

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 259,769 SwitzerlandY July 16, 1944

